DALLAS—It was an old fashioned Texas shootout in Dallas Saturday night as the Rush outlasted the Vigilantes 63-56 at the American Airlines Center.After struggling to put points on the board the past two weeks, the Rush(5-2) scored touchdowns on nine of its 10 possessions, while the Vigilantes (1-5) scored on all but two. The Rush offense seemed to regain the well-balanced form that carried it to a 4-0 start, as six different players contributed touchdowns for the Rush – Robert Boss, Nichiren Flowers, Joe Peters, Clifton Smith, Russ Michna, and Kenny Higgins.The game was without a defensive stop in the first half, with the teams combining for 11 touchdowns in the first 30 minutes. The only blemish in the half was a missed extra point by the Rush, but they held a 41-35 lead at the half.The third quarter opened with a five minute Vigilante drive that saw Dallas drive the ball to the Rush 1-yard line. But on second and goal for Dallas, the Rush defense stepped up, and defensive back Josh Ferguson came up with his fifth interception of the season.The interception stopped Dallas’ streak of consecutive possessions with a touchdown at five, and proved to be the difference in the game.The visitors took advantage of the turnover, mounting a seven-play, 44-yard drive and scoring on a one-yard dive by Clifton Smith that put the Rush up two scores at 48-35.The Vigilantes never went away, however, as quarterback Collin Drafts (26-29, 295 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs) continued to match the Rush score-for-score but simply could not get a stop when they needed one.With the Rush leading by seven and attempting to run one final play to run the clock out, Rush QB Russ Michna fumbled with 1.2 seconds left in the game. Dallas recovered, giving the Vigilantes one final shot to tie the game.A Hail Mary pass with no time remaining was intercepted by DeJuan Alfonzo and the Rush walked away with a win that puts them back atop the Midwest Division.

NOTES— Michna completed 28 of 35 passes for 339 yards and four TDs, without throwing an interception … Nichiren Flowers led all Rush receivers with 11 receptions for 168 yards and three touchdowns …The Rush had four rushing touchdowns, two from Robert Boss, and one each from Michna, Alfonzo, Joe Peters and Clifton Smith…..The Rush visit Cleveland next Saturday night.